Thursday, April 3, 2008

Am I a crafter dreamingI'm a butterfly or am I abutterfly dreaming I'm a crafter?

A vellum butterfly on the outside of a candle holderwith a space to insert stamped images or photos

This candle holder was an amazingly delightful bday gift from the marvelous Kim. (It's made by Partylite--in case you'd like to find one.) To make the flowered insert, I just stamped on Vellum cardstock with the Fancy Pants stamp (their From the Garden set.) It's Black Craft ink embossed with clear embossing powder. The blossoms are painted with River Rock ink.

Some more vellum butterflies:

These were so easy to make. I wanted a little bit of spring indoors,so I gathered up the lilac trimmings and their buds opened. :0)

Another look for the candle with a butterfly patternthat I've re-sized for paper conservation.It's here on SCS: Butterfly template (It has lots of sizes.)

I used the USA Declaration of Independenceprinted out on cardstock to make the large butterfly on the candle holder above; it felt strange to cut it up but I hope my American readers will think of it as a form of tribute. :0)

I went Googling for a butterfly template and found your article, just the second one I tried and what a goldmine! Thanks for all the links! I thumbed it on StumbleUpon and was surprised it was a "Discovery" for me! Great blog!

What a great blog to fall over. I've been feeling yuk myself for a while and looking at your lovely creations has cheered me up loads. I can't draw so I shall be doing lots of coloring now. Thank you loads people who like Butterflies have kind souls. Hope you feel better soon.